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Windows parity: Shortcut menus and macOS-equivalent hover hints need keyboard qualification #746
Description
Current reconciliation - 2026-11-09
The 2026-10-13 scope correction below remains authoritative. Generic canvas/sidebar gesture hints and a Ctrl+S redesign are NOT macOS parity requirements. The remaining requirement is discoverable Windows shortcuts in menus and Windows equivalents of macOS hover hints on zoom, needs-you, loop-panel toggle, Review and Jump controls.
Still open / Partial: the full shortcut/hint matrix and physical-keyboard qualification. #963 proves bounded restored-pane input, not every app shortcut or hover hint. This reconciliation does not request a change to raw terminal Ctrl+S behavior.
The original report, acceptance criteria and historical evidence below are preserved; the dated scope/progress above supersedes obsolete missing-feature claims.
Is your feature request related to a problem?
Parity row Keyboard discovery (Accessibility, input, and visual behavior) in investigation/ui-parity-matrix.md is Partial.
macOS: Every shortcut represented by a menu item or visible hint where practical.
Windows today: Menus and Help list shortcuts; live-menu tests.
Gap: Canvas and sidebar gesture hints are absent; plain Ctrl+S in a terminal is the raw 0x13 byte by design; no physical-keyboard evidence.
Describe the solution you'd like
Add the canvas/sidebar hints, decide the Ctrl+S behaviour, then a physical-keyboard check.
Describe alternatives you've considered
N/A
Additional context
This is an implementation gap: work remains in the product before the row can be validated. Parity status and the beta25 Dev Box review are recorded in #719.
Activity
coneilen commentedon Oct 14, 2026
Narrowed to macOS scope (2026-10-13). macOS is the ground truth, so requirements macOS does not have are no longer parity requirements. This was checked against macOS source by the parity extras audit; citations are in the audit and the ledger.
Dropped: canvas and sidebar gesture hints, and Ctrl+S behaviour (macOS has none).
Remaining requirement:
[-]Windows parity: Keyboard discovery canvas and sidebar gesture hints missing; Ctrl+S[/-][+]Windows parity: Shortcut menus and macOS-equivalent hover hints need keyboard qualification[/+]